Rise of a Merchant Prince (The Serpentwar Saga, Book 2)The second book in the bestselling Serpentwar series. Its hard to build a business empire in the midst of magic and murder After a harrowing brush with the armies of the Emerald Queen Roo Avery is now free to choose his own destiny. His ambition is to become one of the most powerful merchants in Midkemia. But nothing can prepare him for the dangers of the new life he has chosen, where the repayment of a debt can be as deadly as a knife in the shadows